Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
|
|
||||||||||||
| Items |
|---|
| have lunch / usually / at home? / you / Do |
|
|
| shopping / I / day in, day out / have to go |
|
|
| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| My parents / very often / come / to help me |
|
|
| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| dress / in green? / Can / always / I |
|
|
| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| is / often / late / John |
|
|
| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / me / twice / Yesterday, / she |
|
|
| if you need it / Tom / rarely / will / help you |
|
|
| go / three times a week / I / to the gym |
|
|
| to the dentist / go / once a year / usually / I |
|
|
| to the gym / every day / Do / go / you / ? |
|
|
| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / rarely / when you talk to her / She |
|
|
| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| often / feel tired? / you / Do |
|
|
| go / I / to the hairdresser's / once a month / usually |
|
|
| oranges / I / eat / hardly ever |
|
|
| is / always / She / asking me questions |
|
|
| at 8 a.m. / always / get up / I |
|
|
| often / do / go / How / you / to the disco? |
|
|
| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| win / always / ? / Kevin / Does |
|
|
| can / never / listen / They |
|
|
| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| need / some help with the homework / usually / They |
|
|
| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| eats / pizza / for dinner / Mike / often |
|
|
| My car / several times a year / breaks down |
|
|
| We / have / soup / every other day |
|
|
| can / your car keys / never / find / You |
|
|
| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| She / dresses / very often / in blue |
|
|
| it / I / saw / five times |
|
|
| know / what to say / never / I |
|
|
| I travel a lot. I / some petrol / every other day. / need |
|
|
| My parents / go on holiday / almost never |
|
|
| usually / in the mornings. / am / very tired / Something is the matter with me. I |
|
|
FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
